{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAnnette Buchanan is chair of the Washington County, Tennessee Board of Education, representing District One [1]. She is one of four candidates on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot for three open District One seats, competing against incumbent Keith Ervin, Vince Walters, and Democrat Mary Grace \"MG\" Wooten, with a fifth candidate, Jimmy Johnson, mounting a write-in campaign [2][3]. In the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, Buchanan placed second among three Republican candidates with 1,480 votes, behind Vince Walters (1,542) and ahead of incumbent Keith Ervin (999) [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Parents demand action after School Board Member Keith Ervin's comments at recent meeting - WCYB](https://wcyb.com/news/local/administrator-of-elections-says-board-member-keith-ervin-cannot-be-terminated-only-resign) - accessed 2026-07-06\n- [2] [Washington County school board member who called student 'hot' trails in May primary - WVLT](https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/05/20/washington-county-school-board-member-who-called-student-hot-trails-may-primary/) - accessed 2026-07-06\n- [3] [Embattled Washington County TN school board member Keith Ervin to face 4 candidates in upcoming election - 96.9 WXBQ](https://www.969wxbq.com/embattled-washington-county-tn-school-board-member-keith-ervin-to-face-4-candidates-in-upcoming-election/) - accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County School Board District 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"ANNETTE","fullname":"ANNETTE BUCHANAN","lastname":"BUCHANAN","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"County School Board District 1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1","contest_title":"County School Board District 1","county":"Washington","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1","office_title":"County School Board District 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Chair of the Washington County, Tennessee Board of Education (District One); running for reelection in the August 6, 2026 general election against three other candidates for three open seats.","terms":[],"token":"MDaZ6cYgTI"}